Ralph D. (Skip) McBride

Ralph (Skip) McBride currently serves as Of Counsel in the The Lanier Law Firm’s Houston office. In a career spanning more than 40 years, Mr. McBride has represented banks, energy companies and insurance companies in commercial and contract disputes. He has represented individuals and businesses, including financial institutions, inventors, energy companies, investors, and service companies. Mr. McBride continues to represent commercial clients and individuals in real estate disputes, products liability lawsuits, oil and gas disputes, personal injury cases, construction contracts, trusts and probate matters and securities litigation.

Mr. McBride received undergraduate and Masters degrees at Baylor University and then graduated cum laude from the Baylor University School of Law.  He is a member of The State Bar of Texas, Baylor University Law Review Association, and the Texas Bar Foundation. He is recognized as a Fellow of the Houston Bar Foundation, and a Fellow of the Houston Bar Association. In addition to being honored by Thompson Reuters on the list of Texas Super Lawyers, he is rated AV Preeminent by Martindale-Hubbell.

Mr. McBride is admitted to practice in Texas and Arkansas, as well as the U.S. Courts of Appeals for the 5th and 11th Circuits; U.S. District Court for the Northern, Southern, Eastern, and Western Districts of Texas; U.S. Supreme Court; and U.S. Tax Court.